Upgate Common
Lemon Disco (Bisporella citrina)
A rather spectacular mite that is one of the Damaeidae family.
Thanks Andy B for the ID
Burgundydrop Bonnet (Mycena haetopus)
Candlesnuff (Xylaria hypoxylon)
Coprinus Sp
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Round-spored Oysterling (Crepidotus cesatii)
Trichoderma aureoviride
Dacrymyces stillatus in a variety of guises.
Dewdrop Bonnet (Hemimycena tortuosa)
Hyphae pattern
A stalked Common Jelly Spot (Dacrymyces stillatus)
Mollisia Sp
Mycena Sp
Mycena Sp
Scarlet Bonnet (Mycena adonis)
Common Bonnet (Mycena galericulata)
Oakpin (Cudoniella acicularis) with accompanying Fern prothali
and
to
the right
Bifid Crestwort(Lophocolea bidentata)
Oak Tooth Crust (Radulomyces molaris)
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Powderpuff Bracket (Postia ptychogaster)
Purple Polypore (Trichaptum abietinum)
Raspberry Slime Mold (Tubifera ferruginosa)
Red Bog Moss (Sphagnum capillifoium)
Stem leaf of Lustrous Bog-moss (Sphagnum subnitens)
Ribbed bog-moss (Aulucomnium palustre)
Rot Sp?
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Script Lichen Sp?
Slime Mold Sp?
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A very young Winter Polypore (Polyporus brumalis)
Velvet Shank (Flammulimna velutipes)
A rather fine buttressed Oak (Quercus robur)
Images of the mire at Upgate Common
Bryant's Heath
A young Amethyst Deceiver (Laccaria amethystina) nestled in amongst Common Feather-moss (Kindbergia prolonga) {top} and Swan's-neck Thyme-moss (Mnium hornum) {bottom right}
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The cheilocystidia on the gill in the image above are lageniform adn filled with purple brown content. Although some seemed have lost this in squash.
Blackedge Bonnet (Mycena pelianthina)
A very stinky Blackening Russula (Russula nigricans)
The amber droplets exuding 9Guttation) from an Alder Bracket (Inonotus radiatus)
Jan Thornhill's article on Guttation
Cortinarius Sp
Cortinarius Sp
Crepidotus Sp
Jelly Ear (Auricularia auricula-judae) growing Elder with a background of Elder Whitewash (Hyphodontia sambuci)
Fenugreek Stalkball (Phleogena faginea)
Ganoderma Sp? on Alder
Jelly Babies (Leotia lubrica)
Purple Jellydisc (Ascoryne sarcoides)
Crimped Gill (Plicatura crispa)
Yellowing Curtain Crust (Stereum subtomentosum)
A Candlesnuff henge (Xylaria hypoxylon)
Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria)
Witches Butter (Exidia glandulosa) on Oak branch
Blushing Bracket (Daedaleopsis confragosa)
Blueing Bracket (Postia subcaesia) on deciduous branch.
Parasol Mushroom (Macrolepeota procera)
Slender Pipe Club (Typhula juncea) growing on a twig
Psathyrella Sp with red gill edge.
Growing in a pile of gorse cuttings with a stipe of 130mm in cases
An article from 2006 by Penny Cullington
Silverleaf Fungus (Chondrostereum puprpureum)
Slug Sp?
Slug Id from Nature Spot
Crostwight Heath
Twisted Gorse stumps under the Oak Trees
Crepidotus Sp on a twig.
Yellowing Curtain Crust (Stereum submentosum)?
Dog's Stinkhorn (Mutinus caninus)
Common Earthball (Scleroderma citrinum)
Dark Puffball (Lycoperdon nigrescens)?
Earthball Sp
Not entirely sure if this is the same species as the one above.
Dilated Scalewort (Frullania dilatata) showing lots of new green growth.
The Fly Agaric (Amanita mucaria) that lost its spots
Fly Sp
Juniper Haircap (Polytrichum juniperinum)
Red Flash Bug (Alydus calcuratus)
Small orange Beetle Sp? with enlarged back legs.
From
Martin Collier
It’s one of the many species of Longitarsus, a leaf beetle. Probably jacobaeae or flavicornis
but would need to examine and probably dissect to be sure.
Heath Milkwort (Polygala serpyllifolia)
Usually only 3-10 flowers per spike. Common Milkwork 10-40 flowers.
Sepals are pointed in Health Milkwort and rounded in common Milkwort.
Minotaur Beetle (Typhaeus typhoeus) ♂︎
Common Pincushion (Dicranoweisia cirrata)
Rosey Bonnet (Mycena rosea)
Oak Blackhead (Diatrypella quercina)
Oxford Ragwort (Senecio squalidus)
Parsol Mushroom (Macrolepiota procera)
Tuberous Polypore (Polyporus tuberaster) ?
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Common or Scaly Rustgill
Snowy Waxcap (Cuphophyllus virgineus)
From
First Nature
Syrphus Sp?
Redleg Toughshank (Gymnopus erythropus)?
Frosted Webcap (Cortinarius hemitrichus)
Powdery Earthcap (Cystoderma amianthum) ?
You can just about make out the granular texture of the cap's surface.
Wasp Spider (Argiope bruennichi) egg sac
Common Haircap (Polytrichum commune)
Old capsules
SIlverleaf (Chondrostereum pupureum)?
Orange Waxcap (Hygrocybe aurantiosplendens)?